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Greeenspan says US businesses, consumers able to handle rate rise

US consumers and businesses are financially fit enough to take an interest rate rise, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday. On Tuesday, Greenspan and fellow policymakers indicated the days of rock-bottom rates -- with the federal funds ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
The Australian market is expected to open weaker following losses in the US as interest rate fears, sparked by lower than expected jobless figures and high oil prices, hit the markets. The Australian stock market finished in the red yesterday, with ...

Aust business confidence strong but may have peaked, ACCI survey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
Business confidence was running strong across Australia but it might have reached its peak, according to a national survey of employer expectations released today. The survey, conducted by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, found trading ...

MGP, MGI agree to buy Auckland office, industrial park

Macquarie Goodman Property Trust (MGP) and Macquarie Goodman Industrial Trust (MGI) have conditionally agreed to buy an office and industrial park in Auckland for $72 million. The pair are buying the "Fletcher Site" in Penrose from a subsidiary of Trans ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
In Sydney today, the Australian market is expected to open slightly weaker as US markets only inched ahead over night after losing ground towards the close of trade. The Federal Reserve said shifts in its monetary policy are "likely to be measured," ...

Reserve Bank of Australia tipped to leave rates on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Reserve Bank is tipped to leave interest rates on hold today but many analysts are predicting a rise in the next month or two. Australia's central bank will announce the result of its board meeting at 0930 (AEST) today. Some economists believe the ...

Economic growth likely slowed in March quarter: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
Weaker domestic demand offset by a further improvement in net exports likely drove a mild slowing in Australia's economic growth during the March quarter. The AAP economic indicator for May shows gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
In Sydney today, the Australian benchmark index is expected to open weaker in line with offshore markets on Friday night. All three US stockmarkets were weaker, with Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, France and the UK also surrendering ground on Friday. On ...

Fund outperformance as much luck as skill: Morningstar

New research by Morningstar has found that fund outperformance has as much to do with luck, as it has to do with a manager exercising any degree of skill. The study, commissioned by Vanguard Investments, used Morningstar data to look for funds that ...

New Zealand central bank lifts interest rates 25 basis points

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) gave several reasons for not lifting interest rates yesterday and then lifted them anyway, an economist says. Lifting the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 5.5% yesterday, RBNZ governor Alan Bollard ...